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Honey bee genome
The genetic complement of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Its genome is relatively small -- about one-tenth the size of the human genome -- and contains about 300 million DNA base pairs. Sequencing of the bee genome began in 2003 and a…
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- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut…
- Presbycusis Age-related hearing loss with gradually progressive inability to hear, especially high frequency sounds…
- H. flu genome The total genetic complement of the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae (H. flu). This bacterial genome was the…
- AC joint Acromioclavicular joint located between the acromion (a projection of the scapula that forms the point of the…
- Myopathy, mitochondrial Nearsightedness, the ability to see close objects more clearly than distant objects. Myopia can be caused by…
- Nuchal translucency test A measurement of the size of the translucent space behind the neck of the fetus using ultrasound at between…
- Cardiac muscle A type of muscle with unique features only found in the heart. The cardiac muscle is the muscle of the heart…
- Scaffold 1. In genetics, the chromosome structure consisting entirely of nonhistone proteins remaining after all the…
- Breast, amastia Breast, amastia: A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They…
- Quincke's disease This is angioneurotic edema (or angioedema), a form of localized swelling of the deeper layers of the skin…
- Erythema chronicum migrans The classic initial rash of Lyme disease. In the early phase of the illness, within hours to weeks of the…